East Carolina Football Team History
East Carolina Pirates
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Founded: 1907 Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Capacity: 45,000 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: John Thompson Conference: Conference USA-
2003 Season Highlights
John Thompson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
2003 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Mon., Sep. 1 @
Cincinnati
3
40
L
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
West Virginia
7
48
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Miami
3
38
L
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Wake Forest
16
34
L
Tue., Sep. 30 vs.
Houston
13
27
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
North Carolina
17
28
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Army
38
32
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Louisville
20
36
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Memphis
24
41
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
South Florida
37
38
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Tulane
18
28
L
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Southern Mississippi
21
38
L
2003 Season Totals
Record 1-11
Points Scored 217
Scoring Average 18.1
Points Allowed 428
Defense Average 35.7
Opponents Record 77-73
Conference Record 1-7
Home Record 0-6
Away Record 1-5
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2003 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2003 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.